Syria and North Korea discuss repairing Syrian engineering and industrial sectors

Syrian industry has experienced substantial losses as a result of the war between government and rebel forces.
Syrian laborers work at a clothing workshop in Damascus on Feb. 2, 2016.
Syrian laborers work at a clothing workshop in Damascus on Feb. 2, 2016. Syria's textile industry was once one of the country's economic bright spots, with its products coveted throughout the region and beyond. But the sector, like the economy in general, has been devastated by the war that erupted in March 2011, with factories destroyed, workers displaced and sanctions hampering trade. - LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images
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Syria and North Korea discussed helping Syria's industrial sector recover from the war this week. 

The Syrian-Korean Joint Technical Committee for Joint Industrial Cooperation met Wednesday at the Syrian Ministry of Industry in Damascus. They discussed rehabilitating Syria’s production lines and machinery in the industrial sector that have been damaged by the civil war. To this end, the two countries pledged to jointly inspect companies on the ground to determine their needs regarding machines, equipment and production. They will focus on companies that are part of the General Organization for Engineering Industries, Syria’s official outlet SANA reported. 

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